Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69.

Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69.

Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his storied Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69.

Alvin Haug

On June 11, 2023, the world lost an amazing man, a loving husband and father, a best of friends, and a great warrior of God. Alvin Haug, 59, was a free spirit and lived a life of love and peace. Alvin was known for his big heart and his forgiving ways, and he left a mark on every person he crossed paths with. He was the type of man to take a stranger out of the cold and into his home or to give the shirt off his back to even the ones who wished him bad. He constantly won the hearts of people with his grace and love for others. There were very few people whom Alvin met who didn’t consider him a friend or family. A father of eight, Alvin was also known for his hard work. He loved his job as a plant mechanic and spent 30 years with Washington Potato and was said “to be the heart of the plant.” He instilled the same strong work ethic in his children. A simple man, Alvin always believed that a man’s legacy would be survived by his friends and family, to which he had in abundance.

Rattlesnakes cause fright at rock ledge near Ephrata

Rattlesnakes have long been a part of Columbia Basin history. Thelma Billngsley Nicks found a cave full one day. Read on.

Building permits for July 15, 2022

City of Moses Lake, unincorporated Grant County

Yes, we have no bananas, no bananas today

I woke up Monday morning recalling that old, old song with the refrain: “Yes, we have no bananas; We have no bananas today.”

The crystal ball

If this community accepts a substandard academic environment for our own children, then we have not learned the lessons from our forefathers, and we should all be ashamed. Our forefathers had the ability to look into and decipher the crystal ball. Without their forward visionary thinking and planning, we would not be here, enjoying the fruits of their wisdom and decision-making.

Retired Reclamation surveyor’s guide to recreation in the Basin

Dick Hemore, of the MarDon Resort area, a retired U.S. Bureau of Reclamation surveyor and hunting and fishing guide, has been exploring the Columbia Basin for more than 60 years.

Building permits for July 11, 2025

Unincorporated Grant County

Homeschooler hike always exciting

Homeschooler hike

The call from Lisa Porter was similar to the ones of the past three years. She wanted to coordinate a spring hike for the local homeschoolers.

Lillian Marjorie Lucke

Lillian Marjorie Lucke, 92, passed away on Thursday evening, June 9, 2022, with family by her side.

Bacon seeks location of namesake town

This column has the ability to link the past with the present. In fact we have accomplished such feats many times.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Police departments ramping up DUI patrols Memorial Day weekend • Teachers rally: Waving signs, speeches on one-day walkout for higher pay • Grant County home sales up in 2015 • Basin woman qualifies for national pageant • Cellarbration fundraiser sets record • Moses Lake man allegedly possessed $4K of heroin • Selfies, sunglasses in Grant PUD photo contest • Herald closed Monday for Memorial Day • Soap Lake raises police chief's salary • Man sentenced for buying alcohol for minors • Bits & Pieces: Moses Lake kept expanding in the 1950s • Venue for 3A, 4A state baseball championships changed • Moses Lake Rattlesnakes drop opener to Ellensburg • Fresh News from MarDon • Clay: Nine days of spring 2015 turkey season remain • Dave Graybill: The Fishin' Magician

Chili experts to vie for bragging rights in cookoff Saturday

MOSES LAKE — Cooks will be putting their best chili forward Saturday, and the public can get a taste, at the first Chili Cookoff sponsored by the Grant County chapter of ABATE of Washington. Cooks fire up their stoves at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Central Washington Home Expo at the Grant County Fairgrounds. The public can start tasting chili at 1 p.m. The tasting fee is $5 and includes optional chili toppings, onions, cheese and others. There will be an award for the people’s choice.

A chance to explore Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

By CASEY MCCARTHY

A CHANCE TO EXPLORE COLUMBIA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

MOSES LAKE — A pair of hiking areas just south of Potholes Reservoir provide opportunities to explore the geological history of Central Washington area, as well as a chance to see some of the birds and wildlife that still call it home.

Bacon has been found

Several people responded to the plea for info about Bacon.

Beware: Basin critters can kill you

This is the first in a series about dangerous and irritating Columbia Basin Critters.

Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I had a great trip to the Grande Ronde River this week. Eric Granstrom came along to capture the action with the video camera, and we were guided by Brian Nielson, of BJ Guide Service, from Moses Lake. Nielson has been floating the Grande Ronde for over 30 years and knows every rock in the stream, and which ones steelhead will be hiding behind. We were hosted by Boggan's Oasis, and they provide sumptuous meals, lodging and a shore lunch that included fresh baked pie. It was clear and cold when we launched below the bridge at the base of Rattlesnake Grade, and the rod went down before we were too far down stream. A small king had hit the Hot Shot and woke us all up. The next was a wild steelhead that also took a plug. We floated into the sunshine in the steep canyon and Nielson pointed out old homesteads and wagon trails as we went along. His story was interrupted once when a hatchery fish grabbed the jig I was fishing below a bobber. We hopped around other anglers on our way down the river and at the "last chance hole" another hatchery steelhead hit a hot shot and was netted. It was a terrific day, on a spectacular river.